Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Pointless. The regional system is designed from the ground up (well actually it somewhat evolved over time) to keep costs down. No amount of wailing, chest-beating, pontificating, unionizing, etc is going to change that.
It would take a national union with one list to break the whipsaw, but even then the ultimate result would be mainline absorbing some RJ flying and eliminating the rest.
You can fight epic battles for a few %... but x% of not much is still not much.
Trying to win a game that is rigged to begin with is tilting at windmills (Vegas would LOVE you guys). Better off playing a different game. The good news is that almost anyone will have the opportunity to move on soon.
Or there could be a pilot pay shortage and maybe a true pilot shortage if they don't start paying us better. And what helped that shortage? No national union, well other than ALPA, needed for that. Everyone is raising the bar, air Wisconsin, endeavor, AA wholly owned, etc. But it's pointless, right? There's a reason why every single regional pays a real sign on bonus (no type rating required, and real retention bonuses not tied to profits, hours worked, number of pilots) except for Skywest. The game has been re-rigged in our favor, now do something about it!
Originally Posted by
amcnd
I may be “pro company” but im not under knowing we need to be matching pay with other regionals.. im just not “jumpie” like
You guy. Endeavor hasn’t even voted on it yet. And lets see what comes out of the October sapa meeting (going on right now).... give it time boys and girls...
That's a nice sentiment. But you guys should be leading the pack, past compensation plus $1, at least. But every pay package sapa comes up with falls WAY short. So why would you expect anything different this time? Hopefully you are right.